66-565: Istana Tyersall is a demolished historical palace that used to be in the former Tyersall Park bound by Holland Road and Tyersall Road near the Singapore Botanic Gardens in Singapore. The land it was formerly built on is currently restricted from the public. The demolished palace had long been confused with the dilapidated Istana Woodneuk due to its proximity, which was located on another smaller hill not far away. The difference with
132-604: A mechanisation effort in preparation for World War II . Meanwhile, on 8 August 1939, the Second Battalion of Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders under Lieutenant Colonel Ian MacAlister Stewart arrived in Singapore from India and first settled temporarily at the Gillman Barracks . The 12th Indian Infantry Brigade headquarters, and the Indian Military Hospital, which consisted of a cluster of thatched huts
198-619: A member of the Sultan Abu Bakar's Cabinet was deployed to design the plans according to the wishes of the Sultan's 3rd wife Sultanah Fatimah. Sultanah Fatimah was a Chinese woman of Cantonese heritage whose name was Wong Ah Gew before she married Sultan Abu Bakar. The Sultan employed the service of his long-time acquaintance Wong Ah Fook , a Chinese contractor to oversee the building of the palace. Wong had already built many of Johor's heritage buildings prior to his work assignment in Singapore and
264-556: A second fire incident occurred at the palace's tower which was put out in a few minutes by two fire engines. On another hill not far away, a new palace Istana Woodneuk , or Istana Wooden York to the State of Johor , was rebuilt on its former site in 1932 and completed in September 1935 as the replacement for the Sultan Ibrahim and his 3rd wife Sultanah Helen . The dilapidated Istana Tyersall
330-464: The 16th Madras Native Infantry and the rest of the Garrison, and also the representatives of the official, commercial and sports. The Singapore Polo Club held a second Horse and Dog Show on 14 July 1900. Sultan Ibrahim later took over Woodneuk following the death of Sultana Khadijah on 1 February 1904. On 11 September 1905, a fire broke out at Istana Tyersall at midnight and was put out by 6:00 a.m.
396-865: The Naval Battle of Malaya , moved to Tyersall Park to join the 250 Argylls. Later on 3 February 1942, they were amalgamated into a composite battalion known as the Plymouth Argylls (in reference to the Argylls affiliation with the Plymouth Argyle Football Club and that all the Marines were from the Plymouth Division). On 9 February 1942, during the Battle of Singapore , the Plymouth Argylls left late in
462-403: The P & O Wharf at Keppel Harbour to board the steamer SS Bengal , which left on the morning of the following day bound for England, where they would attend school there. On 10 September 1905, a fire broke out at Istana Tyersall at midnight, and there were no occupants at the palace. One of the servants at the premises spotted the fire at about 2 am on 11 September 1905 and telephoned
528-508: The Singapore Botanic Gardens . Previously a private land belonging to the Sultan of Johor from 1862, some portions of it had been acquired by the Government of Singapore in 1990 and in 2009 respectively. The property is generally restricted from the public (excluding the parts that have been acquired) and is fenced along Tyersall Avenue. The ring road known as Catterick Circle used to run through
594-535: The State of Johor . On 1 June 2004, the sum of S$ 25 million was awarded as compensation for the compulsory acquisition of Tyersall. On 9 June 2004, the Collector obtained a court order to pay said compensation into court due to a dispute with the State of Johor over the title to receive the compensation. In 2009, the Government of Singapore had acquired a 9.8 ha part of the 24.4 ha of the former Tyersall Park estate from
660-752: The mail steamer Pekin for Europe on 23 April 1895. Upon his death from pneumonia in South Kensington , London, on 4 June 1895, the Tyersall and its premises were soon handed over to his son upon his reign as the Sultan Ibrahim of Johor in November 1895. The new Sultan however, would preferred to stay at the Woodneuk House. On 3 August 1896, Ungku Maimunah, the 1st Sultana to Sultan Ibrahim of Johor, invited King of Siam Rama V and his Queen Savang Vadhana to
726-660: The Double Dragon The Imperial Order of the Double Dragon ( simplified Chinese : 双龙宝星 ; traditional Chinese : 雙龍寶星 ; pinyin : Shuānglóng Bǎoxīng ; lit. 'Double Dragon Precious Star') was an order awarded in the late Qing dynasty . The Order was founded by the Guangxu Emperor on 7 February 1882 as an award for outstanding services to the throne and the Qing court. Originally it
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#1732855799946792-702: The Double Dragon by the Guangxu Emperor , as conveyed by the Consul General in Singapore of his care, sympathy and kindness for permitting the Chinese to settle in Johor. The presentation event was witnessed by a gathering of Chinese towkays (businessmen). On 6 April 1893, the Sultan held his reception to the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his party who arrived at his residence in the evening at 5.30 pm. The Archduke and Prince Franz Ferdinand, and his party
858-777: The Emperor to subjects and foreigners alike prior to and after the introduction of the Order of the Double Dragon. The order was replaced in 1911 during the last days of the Qing dynasty by the Order of the Imperial Throne , although this replacement was never fully implemented and the Republic of China discontinued the imperial orders after its establishment in 1912. The order took on many different designs and forms until its abolition in 1911. Gradations were distinguished most commonly by differentiation in
924-663: The English trader Captain John Dill Ross , and the lawyer William "Royal Billy" Napier respectively, as their private residences. The first mention of Tyersall in a Singapore newspaper was on 5 November 1860, when the wife of William Paterson, the merchant of Paterson, Simons & Co. , gave birth to their son in Tyersall House as reported by the Singapore Free Press . The estates would later be bought by Abu Bakar in
990-570: The Farewell Gymkhara with 4th King's Own Regiment on 17 February 1900 at Tyersall, the Sultan held the farewell luncheon party at the palace on 21 February, with over 60 guests which included officers of the King's Own Regiment and the 16th Madras Native Infantry and the rest of the Garrison, and also the representatives of the official, commercial and sports. On 24 September 1902, the Sultan Ball
1056-637: The Japanese to march the surviving Plymouth Argylls out of Tyersall Park to Changi. Tyersall Park would later serve as one of seven POW camps for interned Indian Army personnel in Singapore under Lieutenant Colonel Gurbaksh Singh of Jind State Forces. It was under the supervision of the Imperial Japanese Army until 1945. After Singapore was liberated in 1945, the Supreme Allied Command South East Asia (SACSEA) headquarters
1122-486: The State of Johor as part for the "Tyersall" extension of the Singapore Botanic Gardens . This involved the repositioning of the existing Tyersall Avenue, the demolition of the two historic gate posts along Tyersall Avenue which once lead to the former Tyersall Park and Istana Woodneuk, the restructuring of visitor access to the National Orchid Garden and Ginger Garden, the creation of fresh water swamp forest and
1188-573: The Straits Settlements Sir Charles Mitchell , attended by about eighty guests. On 14 January 1895 in the evening, the Sultan's Ball was held at the palace's ballroom, attended by Governor Sir Charles Mitchell and his wife Lady Eliza Weldon, several military and government officials. The Sultan's son Tunku Mahkota Ibrahim Al-Marhum , his eventual successor, was there as well. There were also Europeans, Chinese and Arabs guests, and including several Johor nobles. On 9 March 1895,
1254-409: The Sultan addressed in English and Malay in the ballroom attended by the selected company of power brokers of Singapore and Johor officials with the Sultan of Pahang Ahmad Muazzam Shah and Sultan of Riau Abdul Rahman II Muazzam Shah among them. The palace was known to be first building in Singapore to be supplied with electricity. As well as the Sultan of Johor's official residence in Singapore,
1320-401: The Sultan held a luncheon gathering party in honour of his old friend Thomas Shelford , who would be leaving Singapore for England, the gathering were consisted of principal residents of Singapore and their wives, and some of the Johor officials and residents. On 15 April 1895, the Sultan held his last reception at the palace in the late afternoon attended by hundreds of guests, among them were
1386-419: The Sultan held his reception to the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his party who arrived at the palace in the evening at 5.30 pm. The Archduke and Prince Franz Ferdinand and his party was shown various rooms and items of the palace, before proceeding on the Sultan's carriages towards the direction of Tanjong Pagar . On 24 February 1894, the Sultan held a dinner reception with the 14th governor of
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#17328557999461452-717: The Sultan's family held their reception to the King of Siam Rama V and his Queen Savang Vadhana at the palace. On 9 December 1896, Spanish Consul to the Straits Settlements Guillermo Leyra and his officers paid a private visit to the Sultan of Johor in his palace. On 11 January 1897, the Sultan held a luncheon party in honour of the former and 1st Postmaster-General of the Straits Settlements Henry Trotter, before his retirement to England. His son Noel Trotter had since taken over his duties. After
1518-527: The Tyersall Polo Ground. On 30 September 1899, the Singapore Polo Club hosted the first Horse and Dog Show there. On 17 February 1900, the Sultan held the Farewell Gymkhara with 4th King's Own Regiment at the Tyersall Polo Ground, Following the gymkhana, he held the farewell luncheon party at the palace on 21 February, with over 60 guests which included officers of the King's Own Regiment,
1584-420: The abandoned Istana Tyersall with the purpose to set up a first general social club in Singapore. The club, according to Sir John Anderson, would "supply the real want" due to Singapore being the "only town of the great size without the general social club". The Club proposed the plans to become the lessees of Tyersall Palace (Istana Tyersall), to determine the issue of debentures and other matters, which included
1650-548: The blast from a Japanese mortar attack which indicated that the nearby junction of Holland Road and Ulu Pandan Road was held by the Imperial Japanese Army, Major General Bennett withdrew his headquarters from Woodneuk to Tanglin Barracks . The Indian Military Hospital, despite having Red Crosses painted on its roof, was destroyed by a fire caused by incendiary bombs deliberately dropped by Japanese fighter planes. Later on
1716-519: The death of his father Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim in 1862. Temenggong Abu Bakar was proclaimed as the Maharaja of Johor on 30 June 1868, and was eventually proclaimed as the 21st Sultan of Johor on 13 February 1886. Later on, he decided that it was time to build a new palace in Singapore to commemorate his ascension. In 1890, Sultan Abu Bakar had Napier's former house demolished to make way for his upcoming palace. Dato Yahaya Awaluddin, an architect and
1782-486: The designs over time. The order consisted of five classes, the first three of which were divided into three grades. The rules for award and the nature of the gradations was set out in the statues establishing the award in 1882. The rules were modified somewhat in 1897. Despite the comprehensive ranking system, the actual awarding of the classes was lopsided, and very few Fourth or Fifth class were ever given. The much higher ranking of translators and other civil servants in
1848-478: The dividing of its halls and apartments, the rebuilding of its ballroom, the erection of the new buildings nearby with the capital expenditure of S$ 65,000 on 21 February 1911 and later the estimated capital expenditure S$ 72,300 on 3 October 1911. However the scheme was reported to have fallen through during the meeting at Tanglin Club in early 1912. By 1930, the palace was in the state of dilapidation. On 16 December 1932,
1914-440: The estate, and was still shown on maps even after the late Sultan of Johor's former palaces were no longer charted on any modern maps of Singapore. Catterick Circle was officially removed from updated maps of Singapore in the 1990s. About three to four decades after Singapore was established as a Straits Settlement trading port in 1819, the adjoined estates consisted of Woodneuk and Tyersall at Tanglin and were first owned by
1980-732: The extension of the National Orchid Garden nursery. On 31 March 2017, the Singapore Botanic Gardens' new extension was officially opened by Lee Hsien Loong , the 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore , as the Learning Forest. As of 2019, Tunku Ismail Idris , the Tunku Mahkota of Johor, is the current registered landowner of this estate, which was since zoned for "special use of green space", meaning that no developments of residential and commercial nature will be improvised on
2046-509: The final decision has yet to be reached. Tyersall Park was first mentioned in the first novel of Kevin Kwan 's the Crazy Rich trilogy, Crazy Rich Asians (2013), being re-imagined as a 64-acre (26 ha) estate belonging to Shang Su Yi, Nick Young's grandmother. The estate would later become a major plot point in Kwan's third and final novel in the trilogy, Rich People Problems (2017). In
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2112-661: The final seven years. This was approved by the committee and members of the Straits Chinese Recreation Club. On 7 December 1910, the Tyersall Country Club was formed at a meeting attended by the members of the various Singapore clubs chaired by the 16th Governor of the Straits Settlements, Sir John Anderson at the abandoned Istana Tyersall house. The Club's proposed plans to become the lessees of Tyersall Palace (Istana Tyersall). It had to determine
2178-496: The fire brigade. By 2.45 to 3.00 am, the alarm was sounded and three fire engines from the Singapore Fire Brigade was deployed to the site, about 500 Sherwood Foresters soldiers who were stationed nearby rushed to help put out the fire. The fire was extinguished by 6.00 am, which saw the palace's ballroom and billiard room "hopelessly wrecked", several furniture and art collections were badly burnt. The cause of
2244-528: The fire was reported to be a faulty wiring ignited the hall's floor which was coated with "inflammable paint". Damage cost was estimated for up to S $ 200,000. The palace was abandoned soon after. On 30 November 1910, the meeting was held at the Straits Chinese Recreation Club 's pavilion clubhouse in Hong Lim Green , Singapore, announced that the Sultan was willing to lease the premises and
2310-438: The first motor gymkhana which involved thirty cars on 18 October 1907. On 30 November 1910, a meeting was held at the Straits Chinese Recreation Club 's pavilion clubhouse in Hong Lim Green , Singapore, and it was announced that the Sultan was willing to lease the premises and the grounds for 21 years at a rent of S$ 150 per month for the first seven years, S$ 250 per month for the following seven years, and S$ 350 per month for
2376-460: The following day in the afternoon of 12 February 1942, the surviving Plymouth Argylls arrived back at Tyersall Park, only to find themselves involved in a major rescue operation there. It was later estimated that about 700 medics and patients had reportedly burned to death in the area. Following the Japanese Occupation of Singapore , on 17 February 1942, Piper Charles Stuart was ordered by
2442-556: The following day. The palace's ballroom and billiard room were destroyed as well as several pieces of furniture and art collections within the rooms which were badly burned. The palace was abandoned following the fire. The Sultan gave his permission to the Singapore Hunt Club to use the Tyersall Polo Ground to hold gymkhana on 10 February 1907. Later, he gave his permission to the Singapore Automotive Club to hold
2508-463: The form of a Western-style breast-badge, although the original designs were still awarded for some time afterwards. Similar symbolic motifs accompanied all designs over the award's history, most notably two dragons surrounding a central precious stone and flames which were connotative symbols of imperial authority. Other symbols of imperial authority - mountains, clouds, plum blossoms and characters with providential meanings - were added to variations of
2574-422: The former Sultan of Perak Abdullah Muhammad Shah II , and representatives of the consular, military and civil societies. before embarking on the mail steamer Pekin bound for Europe on 23 April 1895. Sultan Abu Bakar died of pneumonia in South Kensington , London, on 4 June 1895, it was at the palace that his son Tunku Ibrahim Al-Marhum received the telegram from Dato Sri Amar DiRaja Abdul Rahman Andak on
2640-526: The ground for 21 years at the rental of S$ 150 per month for the first 7 years, S$ 250 per month for the next 7 years, and S$ 350 per month for the last 7 years, all which have been approved by the committee and members of the club. On 7 December 1910, the Tyersall Country Club was formed at the meeting attended by the members of the various clubs of Singapore and chaired by the 16th Governor of the Straits Settlements Sir John Anderson , at
2706-477: The issue of debentures and other matters, which included the dividing of its halls and apartments, the rebuilding of its ballroom and the erection of the new buildings nearby. However, later in the early 1912, this scheme was reported to have fallen through during a meeting at the Tanglin Club . The last use of Tyersall Polo Ground by the Singapore Polo Club as a training ground was on 9 January 1915. In 1924,
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2772-529: The late 1850s. He would later move his residence there from Teluk Belanga upon his reign as the Temenggong of Johor of the death of his father Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim in 1862. He made Woodneuk House his official residence named "Istana". On 19 November 1881, the Maharaja of Johor, Abu Bakar, held the first drag hunt in Singapore with his hounds around the Tanglin area, including Woodneuk and Tyersall. It
2838-547: The morning and moved towards the Tengah airfield . The Istana Woodneuk, under the name of "Tyersall Palace", served temporarily as the 2/30th Battalion AIF headquarters under Major General Gordon Bennett . On 11 February 1942, the 2nd Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders moved to Tyersall Park from the bombed Birdwood Camp at Changi , and departed for Bukit Timah to fight the invading Imperial Japanese Army . After
2904-400: The news and by the military stationed there. On 7 August 1941, the Maharaja of Patiala Yadavindra Singh , during his two-day visit in Singapore to inspect its defenses, visited the Indian Military Hospital at Tyersall Park on a Thursday afternoon. On 29 January 1942, the 210 Royal Marines , who were the survivors of the sunken HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse after
2970-563: The palace was also a venue to several historic events and parties. On 10 December 1892 at the palace, the Sultan received the First Class of the First Grade of the Order of the Double Dragon by the Guangxu Emperor , as conveyed by the consul general in Singapore of his care, sympathy and kindness for permitting the Chinese to settle in Johor. The presentation event was witnessed by a gathering of Chinese towkays (businessmen). On 6 April 1893,
3036-581: The palace was returned to the Sultan for his official residence in Singapore. In 1954, the Tyersall Park was leased out for military use and in 1959, the estate was returned to the Sultan of Johor. On 17 April 1959, the Johor State Council approved $ 5,000 for the maintenance and upkeep of Tyersall Park. In December 1990, the Government of Singapore had acquired part of the former Tyersall Park from
3102-590: The palace, where they met the Sultan's family with a cordial reception. On 29 May 1897, the Sultan gave a huge Race Week Tiffin in front of about a hundred of guests at Tyersall. On 24 April 1899, the Sultan Ibrahim set up a training ground for polo players from the Singapore Polo Club to use when the Serangoon Road Race Course (part of the present day Farrer Park ) was not available for their training. The training ground later became known as
3168-432: The production of the 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians based on the novel of the same name, Carcosa Seri Negara , the former luxury hotel which consisted of the two abandoned colonial mansions at Perdana Botanical Gardens , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia , were used to depict the interior and exterior of the restricted Tyersall Park mansion. A lake was later digitally added to the estate grounds in post-production. Order of
3234-421: The road known as Garden Road which divided between Tyersall and Singapore Botanic Gardens was renamed to Tyersall Avenue. In 1932, a new palace Istana Woodneuk , or Istana Wooden York to the State of Johor, was rebuilt on its former site on another hill not far away and completed in September 1935 as a replacement residence for the Sultan Ibrahim and his new wife Sultanah Helen . The dilapidated Istana Tyersall
3300-689: The roof tiles of these former palaces is that while Woodneuk was blue, Tyersall was red. William "Royal Billy" Napier , the former Lieutenant-Governor of Labuan and first lawyer in Singapore, once had a house built in 1854 at the Tyersall estate of 67 acres in Singapore. Upon his retirement and departure back to England in 1857, his house at Tyersall was put on sale by Boustead & Co. in March 1857 and would later be bought over by Wan Abu Bakar in 1860. Abu Bakar would later move his residence there from Telok Blangah upon his reign as Temenggong of Johor after
3366-537: The same day that informed of his father's death. Tyersall and its premises was handled over to his son upon his reign as the Sultan Ibrahim of Johor on 2 November 1895. The new Sultan however, would preferred to stay at the Woodneuk House , previously renamed as the Istana Woodneuk, of the nearby hill upon his arrival in Singapore. On 3 August 1896, Ungku Maimunah, the 1st Sultana to Sultan Ibrahim of Johor, and
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#17328557999463432-406: The site. According to Alan Cheong, a senior director at Savills Singapore Pte Ltd, if this estate was put up on sale, it could fetch at least S$ 4.7 billion. On 26 September 2021, it was reported that the representatives for the Tunku Mahkota of Johor were in discussions with the Singapore authorities since last year for permission to develop a cluster of high-end homes on the estate itself, but
3498-436: The system compared to even the wealthiest Western industrialists and businessmen was in part reflecting of the traditional Chinese antipathy towards profit-seeking and commercial individuals, compared the honourability accorded to civil service. Despite patriarchal traditions however, foreign women were bestowed the order, including Canadian missionary Leonora King and American artist Katherine Carl . Native Chinese were granted
3564-428: The type and size of precious stones inlaid, the shape of the medallion, the length of the ribbon , and the material used to construct the medallion . Gold and pearl were reserved for the higher classes, enamel and coral for the lowest classes. The original designs were similar in style and appearance to traditional Chinese insignia, but they proved cumbersome for many to wear and in 1897 they were redesigned in
3630-507: Was a close friend to Sultanah Fatimah who shared the same common surname and dialect. Howarth Erskine carried out most of the ironwork, with some portions of the work done by H.C. Hogan, and the upholstering of furniture and equipments was provided by John Little & Co. Sultana Fatimah did not live to see the completion of the palace as she had died on 25 February 1891. According to Singapore Free Press , they noted that: "The rectangular building measured 210 feet long by 174 feet deep,
3696-585: Was awarded only to foreigners but was extended to Chinese subjects from 1908. It was the first Western-style Chinese order, established in the wake of the Second Opium War as part of efforts to engage with the West and adopt Western-style diplomatic practices. Traditionally the Chinese court did not have an honours system in the Western sense; however hat buttons, rank badges, feathers and plumes were routinely awarded by
3762-488: Was completed and had a grand opening by the 13th Governor of the Straits Settlements Sir Cecil Clementi Smith on 3 December 1892. The Sultan held receptions for several historic events and parties. The palace was known to be first building in Singapore to be supplied with electricity. On 10 December 1892 at the palace, the Sultan received the First Class of the First Grade of the Order of
3828-508: Was completed by the contractor A. G. Dobb and Co. for the 4/19th Hyderabad Regiment and 5/2nd Punjab Regiment at Tyersall Park. Following which, the Second Battalion of Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders later moved to Tyersall Park in December 1939 as part of 12th Indian Infantry Brigade under Brigadier Archibald Charles Melvill Paris . The estate, or grounds, was referred to as Tyersall Park , Tyersall Camp , or Tyersall Park Camp in
3894-566: Was hailed by the Free Press as indicative of an improvement of "domestic civilization, and a marked step in the industrial progress of the Colony." Interior-wise, the fanlights were Arabsque in design, the wood used was teak and ironwood and the building had altogether 420 doors." The palace was officially declared opened on 3 December 1892 by the 13th Governor of the Straits Settlements Sir Cecil Clementi Smith accompanied by Lady Teresa Newcomen, with
3960-492: Was held by the Sultan in connections to the celebrations of his 29th birthday anniversary at the palace, attended by four hundred invited guests. The last noted reception at the palace was held by Sultana Maimunah on 28 April 1904 in the afternoon attended by Datos, Johor Government officials and a crowd of residents in honour of four Johor princes (Sultan's sons) and other four sons of the Malay high officials, before they were sent off from Tyersall on automobiles at 6.30 pm to
4026-409: Was in the "Corinthian style of architecture" with a red tiled roof and a seventy-feet high tower in the center topped by the Sultan's symbolic star and crescent." "Among its key features were a spacious projected carriage porch, a grand staircase with ornamental iron balustrades, a grand reception room, a ball room, a billiard room – and it was fitted with electric light. The installation of electricity
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#17328557999464092-411: Was reportedly demolished under the tender issued by the Sultan in 1935. In 1939, the Sultan Ibrahim, based at Johor at the time, had allowed part of Tyersall, which was the once the sites of the former Istana Tyersall and former Tyersall Polo Ground, and including their surrounding grounds, to be used by the Indian Army to be stationed and converted as a military camp area. It included many vehicles in
4158-428: Was reportedly demolished under the tender issued from the Sultan in 1935. The site that was once the location of demolished Istana Tyersall, including its surrounding grounds, had since allowed by the Sultan to be used by the Indian Army to be stationed and converted as a military camp area in 1939. Tyersall Park Tyersall Park is an estate in Singapore, bound by Holland Road and Tyersall Avenue, and near
4224-535: Was revealed later on 21 May 1883, that the first telephone line in Singapore had been in operation between Tyersall House and Woodneuk House (or Istana Woodneuk), before the opening of telephonic communication between Singapore and Johor by the Oriental Telephone Company the following month. On 7 September 1887, the Tyersall Drag Hunt Club was established there by the Committee. In 1890, Sultan Abu Bakar had Napier's former house demolished to build his palace on its former ground. The Istana Tyersall , or Tyersall Palace,
4290-410: Was set up at the Tyersall Park. 58 members of the Women's Voluntary Service were also stationed there. The Istana Woodneuk was briefly occupied by General Sir Miles Dempsey and later by Commander-in-Chief Sir Montagu Stopford in 1946 until SACSEA was disbanded in November. On 16 January 1947, the palace was occupied by the Governor-General of Malaya Malcolm MacDonald and his wife. By 1948,
4356-411: Was shown various rooms and items of the palace, before proceeding on the Sultan's carriages towards the direction of Tanjong Pagar . In his will made on 14 April 1895, Woodneuk was bequeathed to his fourth wife, Sultana Khadijah, and the rest of his premises were made state property of the State of Johor . The Sultan held his last reception at the palace on 15 April 1895, before he left Singapore on
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